04-02-2018, 05:28 PM
(04-02-2018, 04:44 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: I feel like people who feel the need to raise a child with a specific agenda other than teaching pretty basic moral values like respect, empathy and compassion are mostly compensating for real or perceived inadequacies with themselves or their own upbringing. Not that they do it out of malice, more out of unawareness.
It's all I can think of when I see these moms that push their daughters toward beauty pageants. Or dads who push their sons into more "masculine" sports like football and wrestling over gymnastics or other sports seen as "less manly." Most are probably just insecure with themselves and project it onto their kids.
Kids just need to learn respect, empathy and compassion. For themselves and for others. The rest will sort itself out.
Or maybe boys need physical sports because they in fact physical by nature. Also you give them an avenue to learn how to deal with frustrations.
Football is the greatest life lesson for boys. Wrestling is also good, especially for the loner types.
Girls need more strategic and less physical sports.
Btw you can teach respect, empathy, and compassion and still raise boys and girls differently. Football teaches all those .....
